You need to spread a thin layer of paste across the entire top of cpu so now I really think this is your problem.

You need to spread a thin layer of paste across the entire top of cpu so now I really think this is your problem.

 

I think it's nuts to apply paste other than how the manufacturer of the TIM specifies for a particular cpu and TIM product... but that's just me.

 

 

Try what the PieEater said and replace the CMOS battery. I've heard every year or so... tho mine are usually two or so years. It's cheap and easy to do.

What I meant was,that if you had started to boot up, then pressed CTRL+ALT+DEL midway through the boot

process again to reboot.

No harm in replacing the CMOS battery if it's older than two years,but the battery is only dead for sure if

the time and date on the motherboard has become set to an earlier date than the current one.

 

I think it's nuts to apply paste other than how the manufacturer of the TIM specifies for a particular cpu and TIM product... but that's just me.

 

 

Manufacturers can get a little confused too. I bought some Gelid GC-Extreme paste after seeing the very good reviews, the paste was supplied with a spreading tool. I fitted my cooler using the spread method and not long after read that the pea method was better becuase it eliminated any chance of air pockets forming. So I contacted the manufacturer and asked them how the paste should be applied, their response was "I suggest you just place a small amount in the middle of the CPU, then fitting the heatsink." i.e. the pea method. I refitted the heatsink using the correct method and got a 3c drop in temps from idle to load, hence I no longer use the spread method and would not advise anyone to do so.

Yep, there's nothing wrong at all with the pea method. I've been using this method for years, with excellent results.

 

If it's spread across the base of your cooler by your cooler's manufacturer, then it's pretty even, smooth, but self spreading it yourself over the entire CPU is probably the least efficient method.

 

In fact, Innovation Cooling, who make the IC Diamond paste, recommend the pea method exclusively, and frown on the spread method. The company carried out exhaustive laboratory tests and concluded definitively that the pea method was the best way to avoid air pockets.

 

You will find the following link very informative, well worth a read. You can see from the glass plate tests how effective the 5-6mm blob method is, and how inefficient the "spread" method is...

 

http://www.innovatio...nstructions.htm

Pea method here, too, Gents. A stripe, cross - or spreading can result in an air pocket being formed. The 'pea' minimizes that possibility. I also always lap, and then polish both surfaces to a mirror surface on a large square of plate glass prior to applying the paste.

One of Murphy's Laws states that "If something bad can happen - it will"

Sorry for taking so long to reply, I forgot to do the cleaning I was meant to do on Sunday... Too many things on my head. But tomorrow, though, I'll take my computer out to clean. On a side note, the "shutoff while powering on" thing happened today. Do you think I may be overpowering my outlet? I have a powerstrip with 5 things connected to it. Is that too much?

I have a powerstrip with 5 things connected to it. Is that too much?

 

Wow...

 

When I first moved in my house, I installed (rather re-wired) the main panel so I had one circuit as an "isolated ground" (two plug-ins). Plug -> UPS -> Computer.

 

My idea of powerstrip use btw... :Worried: & :Nail Biting:

 

 

Wow...

 

When I first moved in my house, I installed (rather re-wired) the main panel so I had one circuit as an "isolated ground" (two plug-ins). Plug -> UPS -> Computer.

 

My idea of powerstrip use btw... :Worried: & :Nail Biting:

 

 

Sheesh! lol, Mine's not that bad. I only have my computer, 2 monitors, my speakers, and my external hard drive (which only turns on when plugged into USB) connected to it.

Sheesh! lol, Mine's not that bad.

 

:Big Grin: (didn't think so)

Alright, today I cleaned my computer. It wasn't as dusty as I thought, but it looks cleaner now. Anyway, thanks for the help everyone. The issues I said haven't happened in a while. Thanks all.